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Jeeeesus, go to the pub for a few hours and everything is gone. WTF happened, did Bieber have another cry or did you blokes get too abusive? Sometimes, the comedy topics are the only thing to keep the interest going :(

 if anybody owns an ocean whaler and lives North of the river would you please pm me. 

Would like to ask a couple of questions about you boat  

Many thanks. 

 Hey Fellas.

Just got a 200HRS Service on my 70hp yammy tiller 4 stroke. 

Also had the following fitted:

new VHF

new deckwash

new switch panel

new fuse box

new 12v sockets

install of speakers for stereo

new antenna

new antenna base

NMEA cable install

Total of 20 hours labour...

Total price $4300 AND A FUCKLOAD OF HEADACRES!!!!

is it just me or do these "mechanics" seem to rip us off $110/hr for labour??

 This might be a long shot, but working is sending me to SA next week and I will be staying near the Water in Glenelg. 

I will have an evening free so I was thinking I might try and wet a line. Has anyone got any advice for that area? 

Also, having never travelled with fishing gear, what are some tips that I should be aware of ? 

Cheers 

Hi guys, long time reader first time poster.

Me and the old man are trying crayfishing for the first time this season, but we are a bit in the dark where we should put the pots.

We have placed them on the otherside of the FFB in around 16m of water - are we wasting our time there? should we be going out deeper? have noticed alot of pots near garden island.

any help would be appreciated would be nice to get some crays for christmas!

 Has anyone had a reply on this $500 cash for a day out fishing, I sent a PM saying yep I'm semi retired only like fishing week days am a experienced boatie live in wanneroo you are woodvale fish mostly two rocks have all the spots not interested in your money happy for you to pay halves in fuel and bait ,No reply 

Hi Everyone,

In all my fishing experiences around this country and overseas, I have never been to somewhere as amazing as Shark Bay, just up from Geraldton and approximately midway in Western Australia itself.

The place which really left me speechless was a place the locals call Borals Bar.

To get to Borals Bar you will need to get a boat from Denham and go towards the salt mine operation, on the other side of the bay.

Borals Bar, from what I was told by a mine official, is where the seawater is collected, fed into the primary ponds going into the salt farm eventually extracting salt.

Now because it is a mine area you are not allowed on the gangways or water gate bridge, however you are allowed general access to Borals Bar itself, as long as you stay in your boat and fish from your boat (and don't walk around shore).

Fishing as close to the gangway at Borals Bar as possible without disturbing the mine, I have to say I have never nor caught as many snapper as I did that day.
On average I was hooking Pink Snapper at least every 1-2 mins( The locals call them 'stinky pinkies', as they get sick of catching them all the time).

There is also an abundance of Mulloway, Wrasse, Bream, Mackerel, Queen fish, Tailor and Shark.

I can't recommend this fishing area highly enough,I just wish I had allocated more time in my trip to this place!

I can only liken the place to fishing in a fish farm where you are guaranteed a fish strike and would rate it a A+++.

Good fishing and there is plenty of tackle supply stores in Denham who can show you Borals Bar on a local map if you get lost!

hi guys, sadly the other cod was caught yesterday at canningvale, it was caught on a live spangled perch, the pics are on facebook. is anyone going for a fish there saturday cos i will be trying to catch a cod if there is any left on saturday. Also does anyone know were i can catch spagled perch? thanks

 I've got a 15 two stroke yammie 2011 just want to off load it 

Just thought I would share a pic of the latest rod I am building with a weave of a Dhuie.

Done in metallic 'A' gold speed tread and Bullard black 'a'.

About 3 hours of tortue actually doing it and 3 hours of set up time.

Will put a pic up of the rest of the rod soon..

 Hallo Everyone

I seem to have difficulty getting in contact with anyone of " SaltWater Charters " No answer to the contact numbers or email from their website mmmm..... and I'm looking to go jigging if my jetski could get me to behind rotto I would be their by know.

If anyone know anything I am forever greatfull for the help.

 Hi there just wondering if anyone knows the dry hull weight of a 2006 445 ally craft dory? Also what mm the bottom and side sheets are? Cheers 

 hey guys whats the best cheapest skippers ticket close to ocean reef cos my misses and a couple of guys from work need it but I dont wanna pay to much cos im paying lol

With a couple days to kill in Bangkok.
Decided to go on one of the charters offered my "Fishing Thailand Charters"
The service was very proffesional and designed for westerners.
The cost for a full day was 260$ AUD this was inclusive of lunch, transfer to and from hotel and a full days fishing which was 8am to 5pm possibly even longer if you can handle it.

The day started with being picked up from hotel and driven to lake approximately 1 hour from bangkok city.

Once at the lake I was met with my guide, very fishing smart, not the most social individual.
There is an option without a guide for reduced cost, strongly recommened guide for the fishing smarts with the amount of structure you have to navigate around to stop these beasts its priceless.

The guide than takes you to a bali style bungalow with fan very nice setup.

The gear is good/adequate shimano baitrunners with 15-20kg custom rods. The rig is unique: a float/berley cage with about a 1 meter leader to a size 2/0 super strong baitholder hook. The berley cage has a ball of pollard the size of 3 fists and the hook has some bug the guide had in his bucket.

The guide will cast and bait up for you if you dont want to but I chose to do this myself.

After about half an hour of fishing I was on! First fish of the day was 20kg mekong catchfish(average size), over the day I proceeded to catch 18 mekong catfish smallest being 7kg and the largest being 35kg it was save to say my arms were stuffed and with no gimble belt my groin was F***ing sore.

I lost around 5-6 through snags and breaks my guide made a call on one of the hook ups i lost being a fish upwards of 60kg,the guide had a unique ability to make a call how big the fish was and where it was hooked real early in the fight.

The guys in the bungalow next to us landed a 70kg!! monster, and what a team effort that was too land, amazing to watch.

Ther was also free jumping carp monsterous 30-40kg didnt get stuck into any as they rare on line (They will be in trouble once Kingfisha can score a trip to thailand!!)

Even though some people carry on its cheating and boring as you can see the fish jumping and splashing as its a stocked impoundment, i thorougly recommend to people keen for a big fishing workout session.

The bender weekend in Thailand was good too :P

looking for a buddy fo a dive on Thursday weather permitting.

Put a post in fishing buddies but no response so far.

Cmon guys who's keen.  

I recently received this footage from our partners in Zimbabwe. This particular waterhole is situated at Bomani Tented Lodge, just a few kms away from Camelthorn Lodge.

http://bit.ly/1zLJyUw

 Hi guys, new to the crayfishing have put some pots with a mate out near the 3 mile, is it right that we should have them on the sand only & is 10-12 metres ok? got 3 in 1 pot this morning & none in the other 3 are they due to start moving, any advice appreciated!

 Support the Shooters and Fishers party they're doing their best to support us.

www.youtube.com/watch

 Do timber cray pots need a day or so soaking before they catch well every time they have been out of the water and dried out? Or is this just more for new pots?

cheers

Hope the link works, going before Parliament in 6days.

http://www.stopthetrawler.net/

Hey guys, 

With the leadup to the full moon i'm putting together a trip out with saltwater charters on december 5th (friday). The 5th is THE day for jigging sambo's and aj's as they fire up hard before the full moon. Craigs boat leaves from Hillarys Marina at 6am on the 5th and gets back roughly around 3pm. Breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks all included. The cost per person is $250. 

Send me a pm if you are keen!

Cheers Josh

 Looks like I won't be able to go Crabbing until next year.

Going to have to drive to Mandurah, and that's going to get a hammering.

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/About-Us/KeyDates/Pages/Blue-swimmer-crabs-closed-season-Cockburn-Sound.aspx

hi everyone. I have been invited on a camping trip before Christmas in December, up to Yeagerup beach. We will be fishing for most of everyday, and are hoping that a late school of salmon swim past. They usually get some on bait. Also they get tailor and sharks and herring and some whiting. But the thing that I really want to know about and probably my favourite part of the trip is fishing the Warren River on my kayak for bream. I'm thinking lures and bait?

anyway how far up River are the big bream? We will be spending the whole day there so that means we could go fairly far up River. Is the warren River good for black bream, and is there pb bream up there?

also I want to know if you can drop crab nets for blue manna crabs?

lachie

 Hi team,

read up on a lot of old posts, regarding Molloy Island.

couldnt find much recent info, however was chasing some info regarding whether many parties have had much luck recently doing some land based fishing, whether it be for black brim or any Kg whiting.

happy to try hardbody or poppers or zman, even bait. 

Don't have a lot of time there so any recommendations on the island is much appreciated, location time etc. 

staying on the island side, so all help welcome.

thanks in advance to those that can guide. 

Regards 

Luke

 Hi guys

Has anyone tried harvesting mussels from a dinghy on the Swan? If so, what tools did you use to make the task easier?

Thanks

has anybody seen carp in bluegum lake or  booragoon lake before? Those 2 lakes look fishy. If anybody knows a place near leaming that holds carp or any freshwater species, please tell me because I might be able to ride down there and have a go during the summer holidays. I'm already planning a trip through canningvale lakes to find which ones hold fish and which ones don't using my polarized sunnies. 

have been enjoying some crays, just boiled in sea water with salad,yumo, time to try other dishes anyone got some nice recipes with noodles or similar, how do you like your crays done

hello has anyone tried one of these under professional fish finder fishing camera? And if so how was it cheers. 

 Growing up with small ally boats we always hunted the usual bread and butter fish : whiting, herring and while its obviously not as good as those wonderful regulation free days you can still pick them up fairly easily.

Not so ive found with my favourite... the lovely fighting skippy! Pound for pound surely one of the best catching fish in the sea and beatiful fresh caught to eat.

It seems they are just not around these days and if so only in very small numbers. Does everyone else find this or is there something im doing wrong?

I just burley up for 20 mins in broken ground looking for nice green holes but with some cover nearby for the timid fellas.

Suicide hooks have always done the trick even though their soft lips mean a few misses. Whitebait always worked if u can get some fresh stuff that doesnt break up when it hits the water. 

Id be interested in people's own experience and also if they are able to be jigged.

Cheers